Posted on 10/20/2009 5:50:32 PM PDT by machogirl
CAIR Calls Settlement of Six Imams 'Flying While Muslim' Case ‘Victory for Justice’ Posted 10/20/2009 4:11:00 PM
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 10/20/09) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today hailed what it called a “victory for justice and civil rights” in the case of the six imams, or Islamic religious leaders, who said their rights were violated in 2006 when they were removed from a US Airways flight in Minnesota and arrested.
CAIR, the Washington-based civil rights organization that has championed the imams’ rights since they were removed from the plane, said the six religious leaders will receive an undisclosed amount in compensation for the incident and that the case was resolved to “the satisfaction of all parties.”
SEE: Imams Removed from Flight Agree to Settlement
For background on the case, see: Flying While Muslim
“The settlement of this case is a clear victory for justice and civil rights over fear and the phenomenon of 'flying while Muslim’ in the post-9/11 era,” said CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad. “We thank all those who supported the imams through the lengthy and difficult legal process.”
In July, a judge in Minnesota sided with the imams on key issues in their lawsuit against those involved in their removal from the plane. U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery cleared the way for a trial by denying several motions to dismiss the case and ruling that a law passed by Congress after the incident does not grant protection from lawsuits to those sued by the imams.
SEE: Imams Can Pursue Claims Against Police, Judge Rules (Star Tribune) SEE ALSO: Judge Says Imams Booted from Flight Can Sue Police (MPR)
Judge Montgomery also ruled that the actions of the imams prior to their flight did not justify their detention. She noted that the imams were subjected to "extreme fear and humiliation of being falsely identified as dangerous terrorists."
Read the entire ruling here.
CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
They THINK they are ;-)
You sure are! I should follow your example, but I am lazy! :D
call me dumb, i don’t get the last word?
I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that she wouldn’t like it. For some reason, libs appear to think that they would be immune to sharia law.
I had really hoped that US Airways wouldn’t settle.
I think I’ll pass on that.
you got that right. you can also bet that that muslim terrorist front group, cair, had one of it’s main men, agenda setter, fund raiser and lobbyist, grover norquist, up to his ears in this affair also. that man should be in jail for what he has done against our country.
BLACKMAIL or more accurately Muslim-mail.
Folks will have to pardon me, but to me diversity has become a code word for gaming the U.S.
The problem with CAIR is apparent in the organization's very name: Council on American-Islamic Relations. It implies that "American" and "Islamic" are two instances of the same category: countries or nations. It implies that Islam is a political entity, on a par with the United States. As opposed to a religion, which does not aspire to be a government or to regulate the lives of nonbelievers.
There can be no peace with Islam as long as its ambitions are political or governmental.
>The problem with CAIR is apparent in the organization’s very name: Council on American-Islamic Relations. It implies that “American” and “Islamic” are two instances of the same category: countries or nations. It implies that Islam is a political entity, on a par with the United States. As opposed to a religion, which does not aspire to be a government or to regulate the lives of nonbelievers.<
That always struck me wrong too.
Being defeated by our own laws and PC.
PC’d out of existance.
“Your government will not protect you.”
No, it won’t...and certainly no one in THIS government will take your side.
Americans will be forced to handle situations where they feel threatened on their own.
Americans flying who are in fear for their lives will be forced to defend themselves.
That is clear.
“How do you determine by xray whether you have a huge doodie or some plastic explosive?”
Highly trained butt-sniffer dogs.
It’s pretty sorry to see what passes for justice these days.
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